Auction 106
Zemanek-Münster

Ceremonial axe, Proto-Classical or Early Post-Classical period, ca. 100 BC - 600 AD ·  Guatemala, K’iche’ Maya (Quiché) · ID: 3052942

Starting price
EUR 2,000
Estimated price
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 33
German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch

Description

light grey stone,

Objects of this kind, known as “hacha”, were part of the equipment used by ball players.


Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).


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